forecasting Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a statement made about the future
    prognostication; prediction; foretelling.
  2. verb predict in advance
    calculate; forecast.
  3. verb judge to be probable
    calculate; figure; reckon; forecast; estimate; count on.
  4. verb indicate by signs
    omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
    • These signs bode bad news

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